Collision checks of Ram 1500 aces IIHS 2019

The Insurance coverage Institute for Highway Security has lastly carried out collision checks on the utterly redesigned Ram 1500 2019 pick-up truck. That is nice information for the Ram. The Crew Cab achieved the very best "Good" ranking in all six crash checks. Impressively, this contains each small driver and passenger overlap checks, which is a uncommon feat. It's additionally the primary truck to get a ranking on this passenger-side check, so it's additionally the one one to have gotten the ranking "Good" for the kind of accident.

Ram 2019 additionally marks a significant enchancment over the earlier technology. , which solely obtained the second lowest ranking of "Marginal" within the driver's low overlap check. The passenger facet has not been examined. The outdated Ram additionally had solely "marginal" worth of the roof.

Along with performing effectively in crash checks, the Ram 1500 additionally achieved the very best ranking attainable for its elective Ahead Collision Avoidance Expertise. He was in a position to utterly cease the truck and keep away from a collision at a most velocity of 25 mph.

The one weak level of the ram was its lighthouses, which had been at finest "marginal". Because of the efficiency of the headlights, the IIHS didn’t award him the prize for finest safety alternative. This can be a weak level for many vehicles, as solely the Honda Ridgeline and the 2018 GMC Sierra have a lighthouse ranking higher than "marginal". The Ridgeline can also be the one pickup examined by the group to obtain the award for your best option in security. That being mentioned, if the efficiency of the headlights is improved, the 2019 Ram 1500 and the 2018 Ford F-150 ought to be eligible for the Finest Alternative Award for Security.